Photography

November 9, 2026

50 Years of Collecting: A Forthcoming Photo Exhibition Examines the Past Through Portraiture

Since its advent, photography has changed the way we experience and remember culture. Portrait photography, in particular, helps to catalog those who have an outsized impact on society. A forthcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery looks back at portrait photography, what it can tell us about American history and culture, and how it helped shape the two.

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November 5, 2026

Meet the Winners of the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award and First-Ever Loba Women’s Grant

Camera manufacturer Leica is the camera of choice for some of the world’s greatest photographers. The company not only creates the tools photographers need to succeed, but also recognizes photographers who illuminate nature and culture in authentic, unique ways. Since the 1980s, it has awarded the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) and, for the first time, the LOBA Women Grant. On October 8, 2026, it announced the award winners and the inaugural grant recipient.

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October 27, 2026

Photographer Transforms Familiar Places Into Sites of Uncanny Psychological Portraits

Ukrainian photographer Serhii Fett transforms familiar places and objects into uncanny compositions that explore the complexities of human experience. Through surreal photography, he places figures, everyday objects, and physical spaces in unexpected relationships, creating images that feel both recognizable and strangely unsettling. “I’m more interested in creating my own reality than simply observing the one that already exists,” Fett tells My Modern Met.

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My Modern Met

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